The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-10
ANOTHER ISSUE RAISED.
CAUSED BY A PAIR OF HORSES
FOR Mr.. WHITNEY.
A Treasnry Clerk Refuses to Pay
for Them Invitations Pouring
Upon the President.


Q 1artermaster Generals Office. The |
officers OF the War Department have |
always claimed aud insisted that the |
orders OF the President and the Score.
tsry Of War are to be obeyed nolens
volens, and are not to be questioned |
in any quarter. Second Comptroller
Butler and Third Auditor williams |
have, however, taken contrary view. |
The accounts 0f Col. Bachelor, late
Depot Quntermsster 10 Washington,
are now in course Of settlement BY the |
accounting offi ,-Is. Among the vouGh.
trs Is one for $500 Tor two horses for |
the us tf the Secretary OF War. IL 10
accompanied by letter addressed to |
Col. Bachelor in his fficial capacity,
dated Washington, February 70, 1885, |
and bears the signature Of John Txee.
dal, chief clerk OF the War Depart.
ment. 1t ia as follows:
Il have the honor to inform you
that the team Of horses used oy sx.
Secretary Lincoln, are vices bic
and no longer useful Tor the purposes
Of the department. The Secretary di.
reefs ne that they be turned over 10
you for the customary disposition, and
that pair OF good, sound horses BIZ
purchased for the use OF this Office.
He prefers Ray hsreee, but does not
desire the purchase OF OIL ex .JeRsive
pair"
This voucher was disallowed by the
Third Auditor and Second Comp
troller Butler, on the ground that
money appropriated by Congress- for
army rabspOr htlcn, cannot be- used
legally in purchasing horses for the
Secretary OF War, the necessary ex.
psnsss Of the War Department proper
being provided for /, the legislative
appropriation.
To this Oh. Bachelor replied TIA
the order VI the Secretary Of War Va,
the supreme law TO him and cDnclu.
rive 0pon the accounting III era OF
tue Treasury. In support II HE
proposition lie n, iers 10 two decisions
Of the Supreme Court. Third AudiiCr
williams, 10 a l,tte, 10 the second
Comptroller In regard 10 this case,
ssys: THE theory that az ordsf from
q superior or even an aTiOy regulation
could warrant q disbursirg officer IN
msE.rg . disbursement ui P1S'o
| innds 10 direct Contfavs nuon al
statute fi1ds no copn,ensICe 10 ANy
judicial dec sion o. IN any Opin.on b.
any TfcJgnlz.d authority. Those
holding IL reach their conclusions hy
misinteTprsting the lasg1sye Of the
cour'e and thus couicHnG.ng two ON
tireiy distinct pr'pltiiions. Maty
thing may be lawful, though not en-.
joined or expressly authorized In the
stGtutce, but 70 hing car b. lawful
Which tha sts'ut expressly pro
Cong CSC may commit 10 TIE head OF q
department 4 wide disuretiGE In ths
use OF pubno iunds, and cours
have repeatedly he'd that H.
the exetcL O Of mat discre.
lion 20 10 not tuhjeC! 10 royiew
by the coduP, hat no court hBs ever
6Nd 'ha, ho 4 NJ liberty 10 - beyond
Tie dihCreton committed 10 him by
t.a etaiutri or To ne puDlc iunds flr
! SOY pgTruse ola rem than lhit pre-.
soI BOD b. laH. Bat whom siEtu a.
/ gpscin' ia rerps 10 TOO rVtsnt Of the
! funds ard iug u,e g. be made Of Il, no
| fisCred1E 10 y ven b auy authority 70
| 90 anything moro than % cary cot
/ tho pifin % iItueu. II ths iaf, afd
b. tia GAGS 70 'shuleitg oil ref eau
/ shield hiMeai bv pleading the order
81! - suprioL y Ne bougd ~ recoy.
n.z. that q Btuots hes NIL i1ice
though 3. c01,rHv .UH ma order o. fegu.
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ii conf ctirg gIti $40 n.B'u. ism Iur.
ll7 d-st.tuts oi '.Tc. II an niCtr
G. CT 20 follow 1l orr 2 t1uu.h
moving that boz tl'IebY viola ~ tbs
", hs mcrt be prepa' 90 ascept
-ls ltFli C3EIeqUencen
rUgArioUs PoumSu rs.
Invitations continue pouring upon
| Che PeasideDt, md aIGgs, th- cniire
me- Of ono % tsP slprt q, iho White
Hon = II occupied Boo gcloduIHR nu5
recording tuem. IT has been i,vitsd
10 visit almost every city Ia tho Yves.
AID '1u y, including SAl Furc igco,
Mes O-cauA and Gslvsft n. I, Wluld
| o., almost mpossb C. l5r iho Pr sidant
! O cr~pt them 81, ev.u u .a dev1tsc
q. baaa,e q; mo yer % that pu-.
I p,'c, CO. Il VII To ssra that some
| places VIII have o. be flIg1isd
Amonr The invitations received tod -
va or from GOV GIag, Of Id,aua,
aFgi"e tHr P--f.dcH; 20 maze stop
3. Indianapolis o. ais way through
, that stFg 4 ttiegram WAS also fu.
ceivtd iT5u Providence wk.ag the
Pr adbnt 10 visit ihai city on lis
Tfmcref trip n Marion, Mits, EheJe
/ Mrs. Cleveland ~ visiting If.d vas
| the only one " the invitations
answered today. Col. Llmcnt cont n
ehnu rcply 20 the eject that the
! Pre- ,ihsul bad no intention oi
visiting Massa husa.ti inst AZ
present. Th- Pfr6ijent " scri
ously c1nsidcrirg the best use
he Gao msko Of the limited iimo 10
has allotted himself io' HE Wtlttra
aud southern trip, aId no VII inEs
the route which wiii enable hir %
visit bril- q +, the p 'ncipl ciltB Of TIC
two nectons Of country hs use about
made 40 bis oil q ina he wili not y,
hf,h,r West than kaussc OF y, ald
vsTy little, u Ruv, farther rouih than
A iania. lie ioo8 nui 4 sire 10 b q sl.
/ cent from tns cap't'. moe trsn geu-
| ly t.ys. bgi ce..ts a,d udCv".tsl.1
c'icumstHlr.s v piJ.0'r hH pes
once Gva rl geo daga moro No 900
bggin tla pr'rtfA lOHg n .a GllHa
ml s.ngs 90 copgftsH up % h.1 rOtulu
/ 30 WaIaug.cn, AVID tha. cod other
lug0iH una rs wIeh VIII ftul
I claim bis perennial attention, viii IRE.
won't h.r extending h.s Wait muth be-
] yond too Grt 5i Novtnb.r sex.
poctud ,h0 the programme Tor liH
,uo VIA b, pr par 4 within the next
[ two Wrcts N.nr oi OBJ. iasisflus
/ nor ali 1y Hc,Hd MON WII be ar.
sTeTed ulll that 50 arrsug o.
ylsr or FiLvag BULLION.
Aptattm mo prepared 90 faf Tees.
uy Department chose lNG. Che cost
ot % var bu.ltpn srscle.sl BIZ sar
| hea.arv iar sac c.inage o. liver Col
lara du.ing tiG year. pro.# June 60
I 1857, vs. f2i 5G30i5. v. .'e .Ne sore 1i
che U1'iIo deur1 ..d la rrr .N.rs
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